The Foundation for Global Sports Development delivers and supports initiatives that promote fair play, education, and the benefits of abuse-free sport for youth.
White Law PLLC was founded to provide more personalized representation to clients facing legal dilemmas. Whether you have an issue that is complex or relatively straightforward, any legal matter can have a significant impact on your life. Our team of experienced lawyers based in Okemos, Michigan, strive to deliver outstanding legal services that exceed your expectations. We utilize our extensive legal knowledge and the latest in technology to bring you effective and proven solutions to your legal issues.
Adjusting our attitudes about assault
Adjusting our attitudes about assaultWe can say things have started to change in our society since the “Me Too” movement began with the fall of famous movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. But while women may be encouraged more to come forward with their stories of sexual harassments and assaults, the treatment of these victims still has a lot of room for improvement. Here’s an example from recent headlines: Michigan State University interim President John Engler resigned on Jan. 16 after a year of making controversial statements about victims of former MSU sports doctor Larry Nassar (who was convicted last year of sexually abusing hundreds of women and girls, and is currently spending the rest of his life in prison). Engler’s less-than-stellar comments included emails suggesting Nassar’s victims received “kickbacks” from lawyers for coming forward. But the last straw, however, came in an interview with the Detroit News where he claimed there are victims “who’ve been in the spotlight who are still enjoying that moment at times, you know, the awards and recognition.” What an absolutely horrible thing to say! The young ladies who were sexually assaulted by Nassar didn’t come forward in the hopes of receiving awards and accolades. In fact, the only awards they strived for were in their chosen sports—particularly gymnastics—and the abuse they suffered only served to derail many of those aspirations for them. This isn’t the kind of attitude anyone should have towards these women. There’s no disputing what happened to them, and their abuser has already been sent to prison for his crimes. Why treat them like fame-seekers when that was never anyone’s goal?
Holly Taylor | January 28, 2019
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White Law PLLC was founded to provide more personalized representation to clients facing legal dilemmas. Whether you have an issue that is complex or relatively straightforward, any legal matter can have a significant impact on your life. Our team of experienced lawyers based in Okemos, Michigan, strive to deliver outstanding legal services that exceed your expectations. We utilize our extensive legal knowledge and the latest in technology to bring you effective and proven solutions to your legal issues.